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Cruise missile
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<p>A cruise missile is an unmanned self-propelled guided missile that sustains flight through aerodynamic lift for most of its flight path. Cruise missiles are designed to deliver a large payload over long distances with high precision. Modern cruise missiles are capable of traveling at high <a href="/facts/Aerodynamics/Cn6Lnl3H">subsonic</a>, <a href="/facts/Supersonic_speed/D3VpzmlC">supersonic</a>, or <a href="/facts/Hypersonic_speed/QUsQbhur">hypersonic</a> speeds, are self-navigating, and are able to fly on a non-<a href="/facts/Ballistics/3WHTox0u">ballistic</a>, extremely low-altitude trajectory. </p>